Raphael. "St. John the Baptist as engraved by Ugo da Carpi" engraving on laid paper after the original by a master engraver. Original engraving was created in the early 1500's. This impression is well more than 120 years old. Published circa 1890. This is not a modern print. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp. (Image Size 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches) Notes: In the early 16th century many Italian artists learnt the lesson of the huge, and very rapid, international prestige that Albrecht Dürer had gained through his prints, and set out to emulate him. Raphael had no knowledge of printmaking himself, and was probably too busy to want to learn the techniques, but he was the most successful of the Italians in spreading his fame through prints, through his much debated relationship with the engraver Marcantonio Raimondi and his workshop. Raphael made many drawings solely as designs for prints, and the workshop made a large number of prints, apparently working always from drawings rather than the finished work, of Raphael's paintings in the Vatican and elsewhere; the tapestry designs were no exception. These prints themselves were very widely copied by other printmakers, and spread rapidly through Europe. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.